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Microsoft's Clippy impersonated in crypto scam after security breach

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Microsoft experienced a security breach where a hacker impersonated the company's Clippy assistant to promote cryptocurrency. The attacker used the compromised account to spread promotional messages for a crypto project, highlighting a potential misuse of AI-powered assistants for fraudulent activities. AI

IMPACT Highlights the risks of AI assistants being compromised and misused for scams.

RANK_REASON Security breach and impersonation of a known AI assistant for fraudulent promotion.

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Microsoft's Clippy impersonated in crypto scam after security breach

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Security breach and impersonation of a known AI assistant for fraudulent promotion.
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft viene hackerata e torna Clippy! Peccato che volesse vendere crypto 📌 Link all'articolo : https://www. redhotcyber.com/post/microsoft -viene-hackerata-

    Microsoft viene hackerata e torna Clippy! Peccato che volesse vendere crypto 📌 Link all'articolo : https://www. redhotcyber.com/post/microsoft -viene-hackerata-e-torna-clippy-peccato-che-volesse-vendere-crypto/ Carolina Vivianti # redhotcyber # cybersecurity # cybercrime # hackin…

    LINKS redhotcyber.com/…/microsoft-viene-hackera… redhotcyber.com/…/microsoft-365-come-bypa…

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